Bug#262043: cdimage.debian.org: I am using the daily sarge iso images to create a local mirror. Instalation fails attempting to partition a disk
On Thu, Jul 29, 2004 at 10:21:51AM -0400, Steve Glines wrote:
> I am using a stable Debian system as a platform to PXE boot a target.
> All of the problems occur on the target system not this system. The
> target system is attempting to boot Sarge.
>
> I am creating an install lab that must be disconnected from the net.
> I download the daily netinstall files (Kernel and initrd) and use
> these to PXE boot by target system.
>
> T also download the daily (and beta4) iso images and mount them on a
> directory
> accessable via http.
>
> When I pxe boot I am able to get through the Mirror specification prompt.
> If I choose a real mirror I am able to fully install the system. If I
> specify my local mirror then I install up to partitioning the disk.
> I am unable to get further than that. No disk is recognized. I have
> tried this with a target system with IDE and SCSI disks.
That sounds like the kernel version you're PXE-booting and the kernel
version of the udebs on the mirror are out of sync.
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Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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